Pocono Winter Carnival

DAYTRIPPING

January 06, 1991

The Pocono Winter Carnival, which opened yesterday and continues through next Sunday, is a week of ski races, snowboarding competitions, snow sculpturing, ice skating, tube races, cross-country races, apres-ski parties, torchlight parades, a mardi gras, horse-drawn sleigh rides and many other events throughout the four-county Pocono area of Pennsylvania.

Highlights include the third annual Cross-Country Ski and Hike Day, today; the Bartenders Ski Classic at Camelback Ski Area, tomorrow; Country Ski and Sports Customer Appreciation Day, with savings on lift tickets, Wednesday; the annual Autoland Slalom Race and Torchlight Parade at Alpine Mountain Ski Resort, Saturday; and the Alpine Mountain Challenge Cup Race also at Alpine Mountain next Sunday.

Resorts and inns in the area offer package rates and discounts to families and individuals during Winter Carnival. For information, call (717) 424-6050.